Category: Food & Drink

Make a Martinez with Pinetop Distillery

The Martinez Ingredients: 2 ounces Pinetop Carolina Gin 1 cap full of Vermouth 1/8 ounce Maraschino liquor 3 dashes of orange bitters Mix ingredients and stir in a glass with ice for a silky texture. Double strain into a coupe…

Tribucha

Funky Town: Kombucha meets beer

JuiceVibes

by Catherine Currin photography by Laura Petrides Wall It’s hard to top a refreshing beverage on a humid North Carolina day. Sneak in a few of your veggies, to boot, by trying a locally made produce-packed smoothie. There are many…

Kim Hammer

Drop the Hammer by Laura White photography by Jillian Clark It’s 11 p.m. on a Saturday night in May when Kim Hammer finally has a few minutes to sit down for an interview. She’s had a busy start to the year,…

Raleigh Rum

Three friends team up to fill Raleigh’s liquor void by Catherine Currin Three high school buds decided to barrel up to the Raleigh liquor business. Matt Grossman, John Benefiel, and Chris Mendler co-founded Raleigh Rum Company in 2014, on top…

Oakwood Pizza Box

Oakwood’s instant-classic neighborhood pizza spot

Flask & Beaker

by Catherine Currin
photographs by Keith Isaacs

Michael’s English Muffins

Annabelle Comisar’s English muffin operation by Dean McCord photography by Geoff Wood English muffin might make you think of a dry, mass-produced bread product with “nooks and crannies.” It is rarely the star of the show, subordinated to a second-tier…

Sono Sushi

by Laura White  
photography by Trey Thomas

Sweet As Can Be

Family gardening series starts with ’taters  by Jessie Ammons Dig into family time this month at the North Carolina Botanical Garden in Chapel Hill. Its annual family gardening series begins March 17 with a focus on “the uber tuber”: the…

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